text_original: But for various reasons these scabini do not appear to have been an effective body, and local justice continued to depend on the count. Central The central government was nominally a bureaucracy, ment really an autocracy.
text_transcription: BUT FOR VARIOUS REASONS THESE CAPINI DO NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN AN EFFECTIVE BODY AND LOCAL JUSTICE CONTINUED TO DEPEND ON THE COUNT THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT WAS NOMINALLY A BUREAUCRACY REALLY AN AUTOCRACY
phonemes: bˌʌt fɔːɹ vˈɛɹiəs ɹˈiːzənz ðiːz skæbˈiːni duːnˌɑːt ɐpˈɪɹ tə hɐvbɪn ɐn ɪfˈɛktɪv bˈɑːdi, ænd lˈoʊkəl dʒˈʌstɪs kəntˈɪnjuːd tə dᵻpˈɛnd ɔnðə kˈaʊnt. sˈɛntɹəl ðə sˈɛntɹəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt wʌz nˈɑːmɪnəli ɐ bjʊɹɹˈɑːkɹəsi, mˈɛnt ɹˈiəli ɐn ɔːtˈɑːkɹəsi.